Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time.

A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value.

Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.

Of all our faults, the one we avow most easily is idleness; we persuade ourselves that it is allied to all the peaceable virtues,and as for the others, that it does not destroy them utterly, but only suspends the exercise of their functions.

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.

Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new.

Criticism sometimes is really praise, and praise sometimes slander.